APS blood drives resulted in the donation of nearly 1,600 units of blood last school year, a 60 percent increase over the previous year. United Blood Services of New Mexico estimates that each unit of donated blood helps three people, which means APS students and staff saved nearly 4,800 lives.

Here's your chance to contribute. As part of the APS Employee Health Fair, United Blood Services of New Mexico will park its blood mobile at City Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 25. You can donate blood between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday.